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Methods for a population-based study of myopia and other eye conditions in school children: the Sydney Myopia Study
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Ojaimi, E.;  Rose, K. A.;  Smith, Wayne;  Morgan, I. G.;  Martin, F. J.;  Mitchell, P.
Description
Purpose: The Sydney Myopia Study will establish the prevalence of myopia and other eye diseases in a large representative sample of Sydney school children. It will also examine the relationship between myopia and potential modifiable risk factors and will assess potential gene-environment interactions by examining parents and siblings. Methods: The target population is a stratified random cluster sample of 1750 Year 1 (age 6 years) and 1500 Year 7 (age 12 years) students from Sydney metropolitan schools. Procedures (comprehensive parent-administered questionnaire and examination) involve standardized protocols to allow for comparison with international population-based data. Examinations include a detailed assessment of visual acuity, cover testing for strabismus, identification of amblyopia, slit-lamp examination, non-contact ocular biometry and cycloplegia (cyclopentolate) followed by autorefraction, optical coherence tomography, retinal thickness measurement, digital mydriatic retinal photography and aberrometry. Conclusions: The Sydney Myopia Study design and methodology will ensure valid findings on ocular development and health in a large representative sample of Sydney school children, for comparison with other population-based refraction data.
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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Vol. 12, no. 1, p. 59-69
Date
2005
Publisher
Aeolus Press
Keyword(s)
children;  epidemiology;  methodology;  myopia;  population-based studies;  blue mountains eye;  refractive errors;  visual impairment;  older;  population;  united-states;  risk-factors;  prevalence;  australia;  cataract;  adults
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journal article
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/25255
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ISSN:0928-6586
Language
eng
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